CERES Level 3
Entry Title: CERES and GEO-Enhanced TOA, Within-Atmosphere and Surface Fluxes, Clouds and Aerosols 1-Hourly Terra-NOAA20 Edition4A
Entry ID: CER_SYN1deg-1Hour_Terra-NOAA20_Edition4A
Aerosols Clouds Radiation Budget
Resources and Documentation
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VIEW RELATED INFORMATION
- NASA EOS ATB Documents: CERES
ALGORITHM THEORETICAL BASIS DOCUMENT (ATBD)
- How to cite ASDC data
DATA CITATION POLICY
- Quality Summary: CERES_SYN1deg_Ed4A (10/3/2017)
DATA QUALITY
- ASDC Data and Information for CERES
- ASDC List of CERES Examples: Spatial Extent and Scan Modes
- CERES Documentation
- CERES General Product Info
- CERES Overview of NOAA-20
- CERES SYN1deg Data Set Abstract
- HDF Science Data Set (SDS) Information Tool Overview
- HDF data manipulation software (applications to open a Hierarchical Data Format (HDF) file and display a browse image and/or data file information)
- Overview of HDF
- View HDF: A Visualization and Analysis Tool for HDF Files (overview of and resources for using view_hdf)
GENERAL DOCUMENTATION
- NASA Earth Observatory Article: Clouds in the Balance
MICRO ARTICLE
- CERES Product Level Details
PROCESSING HISTORY
- CERES Data Products Catalog
- CERES Data Products Catalog R5V1 11/22/2013 Synoptic Radiative Fluxes and Clouds Intermediate (SYNI)
- CERES Documentation: Data Products Catalog
PRODUCTION HISTORY
PUBLICATIONS
- HDF Scientific Data Set (SDS) Information Utility Readme
- Readme Information on CER_SYN1deg Edition 3 Data Sets
- View HDF Version 5 Readme
READ-ME
- Read Software Package - SYN1deg - Direct File Download (.zip)
SCIENCE DATA PRODUCT SOFTWARE DOCUMENTATION
Keywords
From GCMD Science Keywords:
- CLOUD PROPERTIES
- WATER VAPOR INDICATORS
- ATMOSPHERIC WATER VAPOR
- CLOUD HEIGHT > CLOUD PROPERTIES
- CLOUD BASE PRESSURE > CLOUD PROPERTIES
- AEROSOLS
- NET RADIATION
- CLOUDS
- ALBEDO
- LONGWAVE RADIATION
- OUTGOING LONGWAVE RADIATION
- CLOUD TOP TEMPERATURE > CLOUD PROPERTIES
- CLOUD MIDLAYER TEMPERATURE > CLOUD PROPERTIES
- TOTAL PRECIPITABLE WATER > WATER VAPOR INDICATORS
- CLOUD DROPLET CONCENTRATION/SIZE > CLOUD MICROPHYSICS
- CLOUD TOP PRESSURE > CLOUD PROPERTIES
- CLOUD OPTICAL DEPTH/THICKNESS > CLOUD MICROPHYSICS
- SURFACE PRESSURE
- ATMOSPHERIC TEMPERATURE
- CLOUD EMISSIVITY > CLOUD RADIATIVE TRANSFER
- ATMOSPHERIC PRESSURE
- CLOUD BASE TEMPERATURE > CLOUD PROPERTIES
- VEGETATION
- ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION
- SOLAR IRRADIANCE
- INCOMING SOLAR RADIATION
- ATMOSPHERIC EMITTED RADIATION
- ATMOSPHERIC RADIATION
- CLOUD LIQUID WATER/ICE > CLOUD MICROPHYSICS
- SURFACE TEMPERATURE
- CLOUD FRACTION > CLOUD PROPERTIES
- CLOUD MICROPHYSICS
- SHORTWAVE RADIATION
- CLOUD RADIATIVE TRANSFER
- PHOTOSYNTHETICALLY ACTIVE RADIATION
- SKIN TEMPERATURE > SURFACE TEMPERATURE
- CLOUD TOP HEIGHT > CLOUD PROPERTIES
- AEROSOL OPTICAL DEPTH/THICKNESS
- RADIATIVE FLUX
- Atmosphere Incoming Shortwave (SW) Entropy
- Atmosphere Outgoing Longwave (LW) Entropy
- Clear-Sky Fluxes
- Cloud Effective Height
- Cloud Effective Pressure
- Cloud Effective Temperature
- Cloud Infrared Emissivity
- Cloud Particle Phase
- Cloud Vertical Aspect Ratio
- Column Ozone
- In-Atmospheric Fluxes
- Photosynthetically Active Radiation (PAR) Fluxes
- Shortwave (SW) Diffused Fluxes
- Shortwave (SW) Direct Fluxes
- Surface Downward Longwave (LW) Entropy
- Surface Fluxes
- Surface Incoming Shortwave (SW) Entropy
- Surface Upward Longwave (LW) Entropy
- TOA (Top of Atmosphere) Flux
- TOA (Top of Atmosphere) Incoming Shortwave (SW) Entropy
- TOA (Top of Atmosphere) Outgoing Longwave (LW) Entropy
- Total-Sky Fluxes
- Window (Wn) Region Flux
Data Distribution
File Format(s):
HDF4
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Spatial Information

Spatial Coverage Type: Not provided
Coordinate System: Cartesian
Granule Spatial Representation: Cartesian
Locations
GLOBAL GEOGRAPHIC REGION
Temporal Information
Temporal Coverage: 2022-04-01 - Present
Platforms
Earth Observation Satellites
NOAA-20
Joint Polar Satellite System - 1
CERES-FM6
Clouds and the Earth's Radiant Energy System - Flight Model 6
Total Detector Shortwave Detector Longwave DetectorCERES SCANNER
Clouds and the Earth's Radiant Energy System Scanner
VIIRS
Visible-Infrared Imager-Radiometer Suite
IMAGING RADIOMETERS
Terra
Earth Observing System, Terra (AM-1)
CERES-FM1
Clouds and the Earth's Radiant Energy System - Flight Model 1
Total Detector Shortwave Detector Window DetectorCERES-FM2
Clouds and the Earth's Radiant Energy System - Flight Model 2
Total Detector Shortwave Detector Window DetectorCERES SCANNER
Clouds and the Earth's Radiant Energy System Scanner
MODIS
Moderate-Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer
GEOSTATIONARY SATELLITES
IMAGING RADIOMETERS
IMAGING RADIOMETERS
Metadata Dates
Created on 2022-12-22
Last updated on 2023-11-20